Turkey Mail warning
This is warning on an e-mail attachment that might delete data when
executed. It is always a good idea not to accept executables in
e-mail from strangers, and to be careful with any unknown programs.
However, this warning seems to be quite widespread although no
virus researcher has ever seen the TURKEY.EXE in question. Thus,
there is no need to resend this warning further.
The original warning:
A friend of mine just opened up an e-mail called A Thanksgiving Turkey
(a greeting card type thing, an .exe file) that is now eating her hard
drive. Do NOT OPEN THE TURKEY MAIL!! DELETE IT IF YOU GOT IT!!!!! Do not
open (double-click) on the turkey leg picture (the .exe).
Please
do not distribute this warning.
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of known hoaxes:
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Welcome to my hoax section if
you encounter a message about a virus please send to [email protected]
or call me on ICQ#22015420
I
do not spread hoaxes! these pages are simply to inform
other users that they are hoaxes. Please to not spread
hoaxes. Hoax warnings are typically scare alerts started
by malicious people - and passed on by innocent users
who think they are helping the community by spreading
the warning.
Do
not forward hoax messages. There have been cases where
e-mail systems have collapsed after dozens of users forwarded
a false alert to everybody in the company. Corporate users
can get rid of the hoax problem by simply setting a strict
company guideline: End users must not forward virus
alarms. Ever. If such message is received, end users could forward it to the IT department
but not to anyone else.
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